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Aziz Sancar — Age & Birthday

Born: 8 September 1946 · Age: 80

How old is Aziz Sancar?

Aziz Sancar is 80 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 8 September 1946.

Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist who mapped how cells repair DNA

Did you know?Before pursuing science, he was a talented footballer and was invited to try out for the Turkish national youth team.

Aziz Sancar (Turkish:; born 8 September 1946) is a Turkish-American molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

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Age: 80
Status: Living

Born: September 8, 1946 · Savur district, Turkey
Nationality: Turkish
Known for: Science

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